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Chapada Diamantina is an open-air orchidarium, in all the trails it is possible to find wonderful orchids along the way.
This one illustrated in the photo is an orchid Ellongata the symbol orchid of the Chapada Diamantina National Park.
The Pai Inácio Orchidarium is a space that is near the Morro do Pai Inácio, 200 meters from Br 242, in front of the gas station, it is a space where Mr. Luís, a retired military man, collects, researches and cultivates orchids with authorization from Ibama most of the orchid species found in Chapada, and some exotic species.
The nursery receives tourists from Monday to Saturday, and has in addition to the flower greenhouses, natural pool, mini museum of mining, and souvenir store. It is worth visiting the Pai Inácio Orchidarium.
Orchids that only exist in Chapada Diamantina
1. Orchid (Cattleya tenuis)
Orchid found specifically at Fazenca Angico in Morro do Chapéu, north of Chapada Diamantina.
2. Orchid (Adamantinia miltonioides)
This species is mostly epiphytic, that is, it grows on trees; it bears one to six bright pink flowers, which open successively (up to four simultaneously).
This orchid grows in places with strong sun and high altitudes. A. miltonioides has been seen only a few times, always in hard-to-reach places in Chapada Diamantina.
How to care and cultivate orchids
Map of the Trails and Tourist Spots of Chapada Diamantina
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